Fix Saints Row Not Launching, Crashing, Freezing & Black Screen On PC
Fix Saints Row Crash to desktop (CTD), Crash on startup, black screen, freezing On Windows 11/10 PC
Step 1) Restart computer
Step 2) Try launching game with DirectX 11, 12, or Vulkan
Step 3) Increase the Virtual Memory:
View Advanced system settings
Initial Size: 1.5 x Total Ram
Maximum Size: 3 X Total Ram
Step 4) Verify the game files
Step 5) Do a clean installation of graphics driver
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/
https://www.amd.com/en/support
Step 6) Allow the game exe file to your antivirus program/Windows Security and Firewall
Step 7) Run the game on dedicated graphics card
Step 8) Close all the overlay apps, close all the overclocking application, perform clean boot
Step 9) Install Visual C++ Files https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-160
Step 10) Update your Windows
Step 11) Disconnect multiple monitors, unplug all the USB devices, Logitech wheel, joystick, Razer Tartarus gamepad, vjoy, Turn off Razer Synapse (razor lighting effects) and MSI Dragon Center, corsair software, end nahimic services & lightingservice.exe in task manager, remove the undervolt
Step 12) Try Windowed mode and lower down graphics settings
Step 13) Uninstall and reinstall the game to the different drive (Try SSD first)